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Summary
The lives of an Iowa farmer's three daughters are shattered when he suddenly decides to bequeath them the family's fertile farm.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.1/5
Box office
28%of its budget back
- Budget
- $28 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $28 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
1997
September 19, 1997
29 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 16 more22 people
- Michelle PfeifferRose Cook Lewis
- Jessica LangeGinny Cook Smith
- Jason RobardsLarry Cook
- Jennifer Jason LeighCaroline Cook
- Colin FirthJess Clark
- Keith CarradineTy Smith
- Kevin AndersonPeter Lewis
- Pat HingleHarold Clark
John Carroll LynchKen LaSalle
Anne PitoniakMary Livingstone
Vyto RuginisCharles Carter
Michelle WilliamsPammy
Elisabeth MossLinda
Ray TolerMarv Carson
Kenneth TigarDoctor
Steve KeyLoren Clark- DCDan ConwayHenry Dodge
- SCStan CahillFrank
Ray BakerWallace Crockett
Beth GrantRoberta- ANAndrea NittoliWaitress
Bob GuntonJudge (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Jocelyn Moorhouse Director
Writing · 2
- Laura Jones Screenplay
- Jane Smiley Novel
Production · 13
- Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer
- Thomas A. Bliss Executive Producer
- Michelle Pfeiffer Producer
- Steve Golin Producer
- Marc Abraham Producer
- Sigurjón Sighvatsson Producer
Camera · 1
- Tak Fujimoto Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Maryann Brandon Editor
Sound · 2
- Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
- Gregory King Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 4
- Dan Davis Production Design
- Andrew Menzies Set Designer
- James F. Truesdale Art Direction
- Andrea Mae Fenton Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Ruth Myers Costume Design
Other crew · 3
- James Fierro Stunt Coordinator
- Rick LeFevour Stunt Coordinator
- Martin Becker Special Effects Coordinator
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